ptyxis
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin ptyxis, from Ancient Greek πτύξις (ptúxis, “a folding”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ptyxis (countable and uncountable, plural ptyxes)
- (botany) The way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.
Usage notes
[edit]The arrangement of several leaves is called vernation or prefoliation.
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